Use of d-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in the Treatment of Alcoholism

Abstract

Two groups of alcoholics comprising a total of 40 were treated with d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) or mescaline orally. A description is given of the method and results in each group. The 2d group was treated by a method which makes more optimal use of the drug''s potential and the results were correspondingly much more satisfying. A description of the psychological aspects of the LSD experience is given to attempt to explain its therapeutic effect. The conclusion is reached that self-surrender and self-acceptance are more easily achieved in the LSD experience and the thesis is developed that from the psychological point of view the resolution of the problems of the alcoholic lies in this surrender.